Teapot, coffeepot, jug, and like pouring vessel



A ril 8 1924. 1,489,872

J. WEBSTER TEAPO'I, COFFEEPO'T', JUG, AND LIKE POURING VESSEL Filed May26. 1923 Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

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PATENT OFFICE.

TEAPOT, COFFEEPOT, JUG, AND LIKE POURING VESSEL.

Application filed May 26, 1923. Serial I -To. 641,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES IVEBSTER, subject of the King of Great Britainand Ireland, and resident of Tunstall, Stoke-on- Trent, in the county ofStafiord, England, earthenware manufacturer, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Teapots, Coffeepots, Jugs, and like PouringVessels (for which I have filed application in Great Britain byapplication for Patent No. 9927, dated the 12th day of April, 1923), ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in teapots, colfeepots, jugs andlike pouring vessels, the object being to provide simple means forretaining the lid or cover in position during pouring and thuspreventing it falling away from the main vessel.

The invention consists essentially in constructing the teapot or pouringvessel with a lid having a rear extension to make contact with the topof the handle, said extension being provided with a downwardly extendingprojection to engage a hole through the top portion of the handle.

My invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a teapot, partly in section, with the lid inposition,

Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1 with the lid or cover removed,

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the lid or cover,

Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan thereof.

In'the drawings a is the vessel or body of the teapot, b the spout, cthe handle, and d the lid or cover.

According to my said invention the lid or cover ol is constructed with arear extension d to make contact with the top of the handle a, saidextension being provided with a downwardly extending projection d toengage a hole 0 through the top of the handle as shown at Fig. 1.

The top inner portion of the handle 0 is reduced in thickness at c (Fig.2) so that the top of the rear extension al of the lid when in position,is level with the highest portion 0 of the handle as clearly shown atFig. 1. By this means the lid or cover when in the mouth of the vesselcan be retained in position, during the pouring of the liquid, byplacing the thumb on the extension al In the drawings I have illustrateda teapot of approximately hexagonal section in plan and provided with asunk lid or cover but I wish it to be understood that my invention isapplicable to other shapes or for mations of teapots or pouring vesselsand to lids or covers of the raised type having an upstanding knob orhandle.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent isIn a pouring vessel, a body portion provided with a handle and having ahole at the upper part of the handle and a projection on the handleadjacent to the hole, and a lid disconnected from the body portion andprovided with a projection which is slidable vertically in the saidhole, said lid having its top portion adjacent to the handle arrangedsubstantially flush with the said projection on the handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES WEBSTER.

Witnesses:

J. BENTON, PATTIE PLANT.

